History The thirty-two
London boroughs were established in 1965 by the
London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the
Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. Since its formation, Enfield has been under
Labour or
Conservative control. Most councillors elected to the council have been Labour or Conservative. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the
2010 election. In the most recent prior election in
2022, Labour won 38 seats with 45.9% of the vote to the Conservatives' 25 with 36.8% of the vote. The
Liberal Democrats won 9.7% of the vote and the
Greens won 6.6%, but neither won any seats.
Council term From 2018 to 2024, the council was led by Labour's
Nesil Caliskan, who resigned as council leader following her election as the MP for
Barking in the
2024 United Kingdom general election. On 18 September 2024, Ergin Erbil was formally appointed as the new council leader. ==Electoral process==